Western Soccer Alliance (1986) Canadian Soccer League (1987-1990) Born: 1985 Folded: Postseason 1990 First Game: Last Game: Western Soccer Alliance Championships: None Canadian Soccer League Championships: None Clarke Stadium
The Edmonton Drillers indoor soccer team of the late 1990’s was a brand revival of the original Edmonton Drillers (1979-1982) of the North American Soccer League (NASL). The NASL Drillers competed year-round, playing outdoors at Commonwealth Stadium and Clarke Stadium in the spring and summer and indoors at the Northlands Coliseum during the wintertime. The new Drillers competed in the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL), playing a winter-only indoor season at the Coliseum. The team disbanded due to financial problems one month into its fifth season in November 2000.
The Edmonton Drillers were the final alias of this nomadic entry in the North American Soccer League, lasting four seasons between 1979 and 1982. The club’s highlight was capturing the 1980-81 indoor season championship of the NASL. The lowlight was a chaotic final campaign in 1982 when the last place Drillers nearly folded midseason and team owner Peter Pocklington was taken hostage during a home invasion and inadvertently shot and wounded by police during his rescue.
The Moncton Alpines were an American Hockey League team and the top farm club of the Edmonton Oilers for a brief period from 1982 to 1984. The team took its blue, orange and white colors from the Oilers and derived its name from Alpine Lager beer, thanks to a naming rights sponsorship with Moosehead Breweries. After the 1983-84 season, the Calgary Flames replaced to Oilers as Moncton’s NHL parent club and the team changed its name to the Golden Flames.
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